Automobile-body



H. C. MAISE.

AUTOMOBILE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. e, 1911.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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I. Patented'July 8, 1919.

H C. MAISE. AUTOMOBILE BODY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1911.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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HERMAN C. MAISE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T FINANCE & TRADING CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, A CORPORATIGN OF YFRGINIA' AUTOMOBILE-BODY.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. Maren, a citizen of the .United'St-ates, and a resident J of Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of ,5 Michigan; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Bodies,

of which the following is a description.

- My invention relates to automobile bodies,

and particularly to those types of automo- LO bile bodies now well known as the Springfield type of convertible bodies.

The objects of my invention are to improve the appointments of such a type of body by providing a construction whereby the removable side windows, side members or other removable members of a similar character may be stored so as to be easily accessible to the occupants of the car. Av

further object is to so arrange the storing compartment that it can be reached by the passengers in the car without leaving the body and so that it will not interfere with the space in the liaidy capable of use by the passengers.

lVith these objects in view, I locate the storage compartment behind the rear seat, and arrange the back member of the seat so that it can be moved so as to expose the compartment for the purpose of inserting or withdrawing the sections, Vl ith this arrangement the windows can be removed or inserted in the compartment without leaving the car, and with a minimum amount of trouble and inconvenience.

My invention comprises other improved features to which I will later refer. In the drawing forming a part of the specification, I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Referring to the drawings:

. Figure 1 shows a side view of a portion of a convertible automobile body with my improved construction in its preferred form;

Fig. 2 shows a sectional top View of my device taken along the line A-A of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows a sectional side view of my improved construction, the compartment empty and read toreceive the side win dows; v

Fig. 4 shows a sectional side viewas in Fig. 3, but in its normal position; Fig. 5 shows a rear view of the hinged back as inFig. 6;

Fig. 6 shows a portion of a convertible Specification of Letters Patent.

application filed March 6,

, ing that the side Patentedduly s, rate.

1917. Serial No. 152,929.

view taken ber of the hinge;

Fig. 11 shows a front view, of the pin member as in Fig. 10. Illustrated at l is a portion of a convertible automobile body having a seat cushion 2 and a cushioned back 3 hinged to an upright portion e of the body 1 by means of a hinge 5, the back having constructed thereon compartments 6 and 7 adapted to contain the side sections 8.

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the back 9 is hinged as in the construction above described, but the compartments 1 0 are built into the rear portion of the-body and have their open ends disposed at the back of theseat. By swinging the seat forward, the windows or sec-- tions can readily be inserted or removed.

The hinge 5 shown in both constructions is preferably made so that the back can easily be removed to effect cleaning, etc. To this end the pin member 11 of the hinge is made rectangular so. that on rotating the seat forward, a sullicient amount, the recleasedthrough the opening 12 in the bearing member 13 thereof.

Usin the preferred form of construction, the mode of operation is-as follows: Assum members are in the opera-- tive position inthe automobile body, and it is desired to convert the body into an open type, the windows are removed and the top of the cushioned back rotated suiiicient to enable the side members to be inserted therein. This accomplished, the back is again rotated into its normal position, completing the operation.

If it is desired'to again efiectthe closing of the body, the above operations are reversed.

The mode of operationusing the illus trated modified form of construction is simition.

What I claim is: '1. A vehicle body of the kind having removable body members-, a seat, a compartment adapted to receive said removable members, a back to said seat upon which said compartment is mounted, said I said members into seat back being hingedlyconnected to-a portion of said body and adapted to .be rotated forwardly to enable the insertion of said compartment, the said back when in its normal position being arralfiiged to contact with the body and thereby e ect the concealment of the compartment.

I wish it distinctly understood wardly to described I 2. A vehicle body of the kind described having removablebody members, a seat, a

back tosaid seat having a compartment attached thereto and movable therewith,

adapted to receive the removable members,

the said back being hingedly connected to the body, and adapted to be rotated forenable the insertion of said members Into said compartments. v I

3. In a vehicle having removable body members, a seat, a seat back hinged to said body, a storage compartment mounted upon ,1 said seat back having substantially vertical guides to engage the removable body members, and said seat bac and the attached compartment being rotatable forwardly about said hinge to permit the insertion of said removable members in the storage com .partment between said vertical guides and thereafter rotatable re'arwardly to close said compartment and retain said removable members therein.

' HERMAN c. MAISE. 

